When I first saw that Murakami's art will be exhibited at the Versailles (in the hall of mirror!), I thought, wow he's gone that far! I didn't really think of the meaning.
I now see a little more what that is, from his comments. Murakami describes the Versailles as a place "of an ambition for elegance" where so much has happened.
Time has passed and also for someone from the Far East who is geographically, and emotionally far from the real history, the image of Versailles get beautified and exaggerated.
He compares this to the French people depicting the same way about the Samurais.
So, his exhibition is all about that! Exaggeration and exaggerated impressions, which should make his art work balance out very uniquely against the genuine, yet with full of exaggerated perceptions of the French architecture.
Photo credit: Chateau Versailles
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